Here's the jist of it: I'm bouncing from MB to MB in draft order giving each MB's team roughly 36 hours of polling before the player with the highest % of votes becomes the pick. Only players that havent been selected before your team's pick are available.

Its just an interesting way to mock the draft, and lets be honest who knows what their team needs the most than the diehard fans who troll MBs for hours at a time day in and day out? You can vote for who you want as a fan, who you think the team will take given their draft strategy or you can just take bpa... its up to you!

First choice: Try to trade down. With these players still on the board, that is a good possibility.
Second Choice: Cam Jordan... can you say bookend? That would instantly take the Redskins pass defense to the next level... and, he wouldn't hurt run defense, either.

I don't think Phil Taylor is a legitimate #10, more like a #20 or a #25.

I like either Quinn or Jordan at #10, Taylor at #41 ...

Quinn is off the boards according to the poll, so I understand why you aren't sticking with Quinn, but why the change over Jordan at #10 and why the change toward Taylor taking him at #10 as opposed to chancing it and waiting to #41?

I don't think Phil Taylor is a legitimate #10, more like a #20 or a #25.

I like either Quinn or Jordan at #10, Taylor at #41 ...

Quinn is off the boards according to the poll, so I understand why you aren't sticking with Quinn, but why the change over Jordan at #10 and why the change toward Taylor taking him at #10 as opposed to chancing it and waiting to #41?

Phil Taylor is known to have at least eight teams lining him up for private workouts and is expected to be drafted around the 20th pick in the first round, if not earlier, making him unavailable at #41. While Jordan may be the BPA in this scenario, he does little for a 3-4 defensive line without a bona fide NT. Likewise, I can't assume a trade down is going to happen, or even that the Redskins plan on trading down. Therefore anyone I choose at #10 is likely going to be a reach and Taylor is the only bona fide NT in the first three rounds of the draft. Kenrick Ellis is a 3rd round prospect and guess which team lacks a 3rd round pick? Taylor has question marks but so does every other player the Redskins might draft at #10. Ten days ago Taylor was far less in demand and thought to be a 2nd round prospect, which might have left him available at #41. Now, not likely the case. What I really did here was ask myself: "What would Vinny Cerrato do?" And then, I did the opposite.

I don't think Phil Taylor is a legitimate #10, more like a #20 or a #25.

I like either Quinn or Jordan at #10, Taylor at #41 ...

Quinn is off the boards according to the poll, so I understand why you aren't sticking with Quinn, but why the change over Jordan at #10 and why the change toward Taylor taking him at #10 as opposed to chancing it and waiting to #41?

Phil Taylor is known to have at least eight teams lining him up for private workouts and is expected to be drafted around the 20th pick in the first round, if not earlier, making him unavailable at #41. While Jordan may be the BPA in this scenario, he does little for a 3-4 defensive line without a bona fide NT. Likewise, I can't assume a trade down is going to happen, or even that the Redskins plan on trading down. Therefore anyone I choose at #10 is likely going to be a reach and Taylor is the only bona fide NT in the first three rounds of the draft. Kenrick Ellis is a 3rd round prospect and guess which team lacks a 3rd round pick? Taylor has question marks but so does every other player the Redskins might draft at #10. Ten days ago Taylor was far less in demand and thought to be a 2nd round prospect, which might have left him available at #41. Now, not likely the case. What I really did here was ask myself: "What would Vinny Cerrato do?" And then, I did the opposite.

I am with you on your thinking. I have been concerned that Taylor might not be available, so we might have to do a Jacksonville and pick our guy earlier. As most folks are saying Nose Tackle is the key to the 3-4. Taylor is the the real deal. Like most of us out there, I am hoping somehow some way we get to trade down.

CanesSkins26 wrote:1. Cam Newton isn't falling to #102. The Skins are not drafting Taylor at #10

Ok, Cane. The odds are that you are right on both counts.

Newton isn't falling to #10

and if Julio Jones is available and nobody trades up, it would be hard to pass on him. I voted for Julio on this thread for two reasons - I believe that is who we will pick. The other is we have been clamoring about having a big receiver for years - a big receiver of his talent and speed doesn't ccme along very often - he is a missing piece that we long for and if we are on the two year plan then we got a piece that we won't need later.

The fantasy guy (not league just pure fantasy) in me wants Taylor and then Paea in the second round. Carriker is holding his own at the left end - this would give us a powerful front three that teams would have to reckon with - remember defense wins championships - Remember the Ravens Super Bowl squad? We would not be T-H-E-R-E yet next year with those two but we would be on our way to building a powerful D.

Who was your pick on this thread?

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CanesSkins26 wrote:1. Cam Newton isn't falling to #102. The Skins are not drafting Taylor at #10

I believe this, but wouldn't be surprised if both of them are on the board at #11

I want Julio Jones drafted at #10 but not by Washington. The word on Taylor is "boom or bust, the later he's picked the better he'll be"... (something about might not love the game but loves the money he can make)...

I hope Taylor is there at #41 but if they can't trade down in the first and get two additional 2011 top 120 picks then they should take Jones at #10 and either Dalton, Devlin, or Ponder (in that order) at #41. They can sign someone like Brandon Mebane from Seattle once the new CBA is worked out and free agency starts.

CanesSkins26 wrote:1. Cam Newton isn't falling to #102. The Skins are not drafting Taylor at #10

I believe this, but wouldn't be surprised if both of them are on the board at #11

I want Julio Jones drafted at #10 but not by Washington. The word on Taylor is "boom or bust, the later he's picked the better he'll be"... (something about might not love the game but loves the money he can make)...

Sounds like someone else on our roster who was suspended for the last four games.

I hope Taylor is there at #41 but if they can't trade down in the first and get two additional 2011 top 120 picks then they should take Jones at #10 and either Dalton, Devlin, or Ponder (in that order) at #41. They can sign someone like Brandon Mebane from Seattle once the new CBA is worked out and free agency starts.

Thanks for the info on Taylor - I will do more homework on him to make sure that he is my guy at #10 on draft day. If during the weeks leading up to the draft, I decide I want Julio Jones (speaking as a fanatsy Coach/GM) at 10 and Taylor is not there at 41, I lean toward QB - Dalton is my man at 41 at QB in that case.

CanesSkins26 wrote:1. Cam Newton isn't falling to #102. The Skins are not drafting Taylor at #10

I believe this, but wouldn't be surprised if both of them are on the board at #11

I want Julio Jones drafted at #10 but not by Washington. The word on Taylor is "boom or bust, the later he's picked the better he'll be"... (something about might not love the game but loves the money he can make)...

I hope Taylor is there at #41 but if they can't trade down in the first and get two additional 2011 top 120 picks then they should take Jones at #10 and either Dalton, Devlin, or Ponder (in that order) at #41. They can sign someone like Brandon Mebane from Seattle once the new CBA is worked out and free agency starts.

I like Wes Bunting but I wouldn't take his opinion of a player as gospel any more than I would take Evan Silva's or Mike Florio's. The truth about most players is the median of the best scouting review and the worst one. Average would be a step up from the NT play of last season. Does that justify a #10 pick? Probably not but neither does a wide receiver without a quarterback, nor a defensive end with a nose tackle. Building from the outside in is how this team got into this mess.